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Sometimes not an option in rural Africa. This video is informative to help those that need to brand (law is South Africa) to do it effectively and without causing undue stress and hurt.

We do wash and lube the probe after every use. It goes in the anus, by the way, which theoretically is outside the body of the animal and the faeces will be out shortly anyway so there is very little or almost no danger of spreading germs this way.

We do use ear tags as well. The main purpose of branding is to permanently identify your livestock so that if they are stolen they can be identified as yours. Eartags can be removed.

In South Africa And Other Countries It Is Enforced Due To Lack Of Money.

Very much

Yea they were really abusing the animal for no reason

Reduces the pain, immobilises the animal to make the process quicker, more stress free and prevents the animals from injuring itself and enables the branding to be neater and clearer.

Assuming an anal probe won’t be as painful to a cattle than to Cartman…

It Is Enforced In South Africa And Other Countries Because Due To Lack Of Money So They Couldn’t Afford The Better,Less Painful But More Expensive Way.

Yes, one can cold brand with liquid nitrogen or dry ice. The process takes much longer and one needs a supply of dry ice or liquid nitrogen which Is not readily available in the sticks and it does not work on light (whitish) coloured cattle.

It Is Enforced In South Africa And Other Countries, Because They Don’t Have That Much Money To Get The Less Painful Way.

Hi Danilo. Forgive the English. The Boran have very good yields. They are medium framed. Their biggest attribute is their hardiness, resistance to diseases borne by ticks and biting insects and their ability to fatten off natural pasture without being fed grain.

I don’t have enough data to give an informative answer on the carcass quality, but I really like the 25% Boran 75% Angus genotype and I think it addresses the need for alightly more adaptable animal for farm conditions while still being able to outperform in the feedlot.

The later you brand the better the brand lasts and the cattle also stand much more still. The earlier you brand the safer your animals are from theft. If you are branding commercial animals with only a few letters or numbers then earlier is fine

Brand as soon as possible! It identify the animals as your property..

Some people do it as early as 15 months, but I prefer putting heifer to the bull at 22-24 months

It is sold by Taltec in Brits. They have a website so just look up Taltec.

This certainly hurts the cows. It is the most unpleasant part of farming with cattle, but it is the most effective tool to guard against cattle theft and required by law in South Africa and most other countries.

Ye I understand

We don’t do this for fun or because we want to - it is law. I think if there was another alternative we would jump to it since this is the worst part of our job. These posts are to help first time farmers to brand and to prevent unnecessary pain and suffering to the animal. Freeze branding cannot be done on light coloured coats and takes 25-45 seconds per number or letter. Try to freeze brand 300 cattle and what makes you think having an iron that is at -170 degrees Celsius is any less painful? After 1 second the area being branded is numb. If you know nothing about farming these comments are like a pianist making structural suggestions to an engineer - waste of everybodies time.

@@vastrapboran2010 um was just wondering thats all, wasn't a suggestion. But thanks for the info

The branding stove and iron you can get from Taltec in Brits and the immobilizer from Rau Equipment in Reitz.

Please kindly, can i get the contact number for th sells people

No, the branding is the cow's permanent ID#. The new owner must keep the documentation proving that he/she purchased the animal legally from the owner of that brand mark or if it is a stud animal that cow ID#.

That way if there is also a recall on the meat product it can be traced clear back to where it originated.

The new owner will also be required to have his branding on the cow. It will have to be on another place and not on top of the previous one or that will look suspicious...

​@@ncedisafeni351NO LIES 😂😂WTF the new Owner will have Documents and Proof of SALE.

Hi Moemedi. The letters, VST is my registered brand which is required by law to help in the fight against Stocktheft. The other numbers are only required for stud animals which denotes the ID number of that animal, year and number 17-36 equates to 2017 year of birth, 36 number of animal born in that year.

@@vastrapboran2010 thank you very much for your reply. i will understand

Deep burns disturb the animal and also prone to infection. Recovery time will get too extended and you'll have to keep an eye on them for many days if you do that.

Yes

yes

Yes. The scar from branding takes a long time to heal, even when it does it's still there

Do you really think the animal cares lol

You are right. There are a few problems with freeze branding. Living in a rural environment in Africa, gas heating is more accessible. Dry ice takes a lot longer so when you are doing 300 animals it takes a very long time and it is not effective on the white or cream coloured animals of which there are many in the Boran breed. This video was done quite a while back and I have since reduced the time to only 3 seconds. While it is clearly painful we do everything to minimise the pain during and after. It is like getting a shot, most kids will cry, but it has no psychological effect on the cattle and it is not done with cruelty, but as a necessity.

Vastrap Boran makes sense! You clearly care about your animals, do whatever you need to do (:

xarxes also, I don’t know about in South Africa but here in the US in order for a brand on a cow to be “legally recognized” it has to be a burn brand. Freeze brands aren’t recognized. I don’t actually know why.

@@GreetingsandSalutations4007 not easily altered and distinct enough even without special equipment

Takes a lot more time, and can be more expensive depending on what youre using to heat up the branding irons

They're in Africa, you think Africans can afford that?

@@jonathanng138 south africa is a developed country man,but still economically freeze branding is more expensive.

​@@jonathanng138 oh yea thoose africans ...

It sends a current across the spine witch immobilizes the nerve which means the cow can’t move the leg depending on how you hold the probe It also seems to reduce the stress on the animal

@@Schaapkraal does it stop pain?

@@wellhelltherefellwhuman4637 no . I Wouldn't think so. Remember a cow's hide can be a half inch thick and when branding is done correctly it wont even cause a blister so the pain shouldn't be to bad but there wil definitely be some pain. I have seen animals that baulk like mad and six months later the lettering is not visible at all anymore wich means the heat hasn't gone through enough skin layer's and other animals that didn't even react to a brand wich lasted a lifetime.

@@wellhelltherefellwhuman4637 hahahaha

**honest friendly bar joke** I can not imagine how you not see that an electrified aluminium probe up on the anus, can very very easily make you still.

Thank you Javier. I have been given that advice already and have reduced the time accordingly. This is a video from 2 years ago.

Vastrap Boran that’s how you brand 10 seconds

I agree...10 seconds on 100 head is a all day battle in Texas...and sometimes we rope and drag late calves and brand them without going thru the chute cuz mom will crush them...

@@vastrapboran2010you don’t have shame how much pain the animal has to go through

Well first you gotta stop all form of cattle theft from happening, that's the reason for this in the first place. With cattle theft they are gonna kill or maim the cow in much more brutal ways than branding. Then second once you solve that you gotta change the law, because it is required by law

@@Ayomayo48583 well I ain't saying branding is the most ideal thing either. So yeah, I agree, but I don't make the laws. Nor could I change it. And neither can the creator of the video. If you could you can just go ahead and change it right now lol

@@Ayomayo48583 like I said, then you do it. I don't live there anyway

hahhaha

@@ndumndum1000Not Funny.

Branding is law in South Africa. If I do not brand, I am liable for a R5000 (US$ 350) fine per animal found not visibly branded. More importantly, branding reduces/prevents stock theft and the subsequent slaughter by the thieves and helps police identify animals that have been stolen and bring criminal to book. If you want to see real cruelty, then watch footage of animals that have been targeted by stock thieves, slaughtered in haste. They chop off their tendons so they cannot walk but allows the thieves the time to slaughter the first few before getting to those that cannot run away. Often animals are left maimed because their was not enough time to slaughter the carcass. If you do not brand, you become a target of stock thieves. Branding is not pleasant and no farmer enjoys doing it, but it is the much smaller evil and prescribed by law.

Vastrap Boran well stated sir

Yes

@@vickyburton2434, the probe definitely reduces the pain and the burnt area it immediately treated with ice cold water to prevent blistering. Unfortunately electronic tags do not stop stock theft and don't help identify animals at a distance. The main reason for branding is to prevent stock theft. It only hurts for a couple of minutes of a cow's life and prevents a probable cruel death by being butchered completely inhumanely if they become targets of stock thieves.

Well we eat them

Thank you, will try that next branding season

Not really

Vastrap Boran that’s how you brand

@Yuri Muñoz we brand our cows too but not that 10 seconds

Yuri Muñoz I’m a farming

Hi Arun 1.I have not measured the temperature. The irons are red hot and the hotter they are the less time is required when contact is made with the skin. 2. I put cold water on the brand as soon as I have finished. You can also pray wound-spray to prevent sores from forming. 3. The probe immobilises the animal to allow for a neat/visible brand and to prevent injury from jumping around. It then makes the process quicker. It also reduces pain. Look up animal immobiliser on the internet if you want to research. 4. You need to brand your cattle between 12-18 months of age. I would not recommend on pregnant cattle, but I would not know for sure because I have not branded pregnant cattle myself. The rule for pregnant cattle is to avoid stressful situations that might cause abortion.

@@vastrapboran2010 thanks for that reply

Arun S steel turns Red at about 800C or 1500F

@@vastrapboran2010 damn you know your shit man

@@arunatindia Don't do it to animals. Try it on yourself if you have to.

Carina, branding is enforced by law in South Africa. For every animals that is found on my farm without a brand, I am liable for a R5000 (US $ 350) fine. Branding is an essential tool in the fight against stocktheft. Yes, it hurts. However we do everything we can to minimize the stress and pain by making it quick, immobilizing (which also prevents injury and pain) and by treating the brand area afterwards. It is not pleasant for us, but we subscribe to the process because stockthieves that are able to steal your animals butcher the animals in ways that are so much more cruel than branding.

@@vastrapboran2010 Well that's sad, but since it's for the wellbeing of the cattle, it is not as bad as mindlessly burning them. I'm glad it has such an important purpose.

No shit

yes its burning on the cows skin at 1000 degrees like 5 times of course its hurts fucktard

This should be cruelty this shit looks painful

They could just freeze brand

GET YO SELF OUTTTA HERE WITHT THAT NONSENSE

Mobin And Autal, Autal, You Should Be Calmer, And Mobin, In South Africa And Other Countries It Is Too Expensive And Slow To Do One, Even If It’s Less Painful.

This is in South Africa. Branding is required by law. Stock theft is a huge issues here and branding is one of the only methods where an animals can be identified at your property and if an animal with your brand is found in possession of someone else, that person can be successfully prosecuted. Ear tags can be removed, ears are even removed if that is where the tattoo is placed. A brand can be seen easily and is much more effective than tattoos or chips. Police do not have access to scanners that can scan chips. Believe me, that if is was not required by law, I would not do it.

@@vastrapboran2010 Oooh, okay I understand now. That makes sense. Thank you for answering, I've planned on keeping cows in the future but didn't know if this was required or why its even done, but no one would give me a straight answer. Thanks for the educating!

@A Hall To be honest, I've always really liked cows and just wanted one to keep on land as a pet (weird, I know). I didn't know if you could just put a collar on it with tags or something, like you would a dog, or if cows aren't even recognized as pets in the eyes of the law. I probably sound really stupid and naive, but I had to ask to be educated, so thank you!

I agree

@@vastrapboran2010 wouldn't removing ears be seen as wicked sketchy though? Like wouldn't it be one of those things where if you have a cow without ears it would be like a gun without a serial number? (ie. Making them look suspicious)